A/N : I apologize for taking so long with an update, but the real world was a little stressful this week. This chapter will be broken up into two parts, Kick Nick Vol. 1 and Vol. 2.. Haha..Love you Mr. Tarantino! Your CSI finale ROCKED :)
"Perfect"
By GreggosQueen
Disclaimer: I don't own CSI or the characters. Also, I am using quotes from the episodes 'Overload' and 'Stalker' and they do not belong to me. They belong to the talented writers of CSI. And Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 belong to Mr. Tarantino!
This > > signals flashbacks..
Chapter 4 : Kick Nick Vol. 1
Many people thought Nick and Sara were the perfect couple, so the break-up had come as a shock. Some people assumed that another woman was involved and unfortunately, they were right. A woman from Nick's past had come to Vegas, and her presence had signaled the end of his relationship with Sara.
He had met this woman when he was nine years old and she had hurt him immensely. She'd been a last minute baby-sitter and had molested him. Before he had met this woman, Nick had been innocent and trusting; however, after the molestation he was left sad and insecure. He'd accepted what had happened to him, yet a part of him would always hate her. She'd taken away his innocent view of the world and replaced it with the harsh reality that all people weren't good and trustworthy, that the world could be cruel and unkind.
Nick had been ashamed and; therefore, he hadn't told anyone what had happened. The molestation was one of the reasons he'd wanted to be involved in law enforcement. He wanted to protect people. However, sometimes children got hurt and those were the cases that really affected Nick. They made him remember his own painful memories and, he needed to get them the justice he never had.
Last year Nick had worked a hard case with Catherine. Dylan Buckley had been found in his psychiatrist's home and it had looked like he'd been molested and murdered. Although it turned out to be an accident, Nick had taken it badly. He'd been reminded of his own past and he had confided in Catherine.
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Nick says, "Okay. There are some people you're supposed to be able to trust, you know? I was nine. And she was a last-minute baby-sitter. All I can remember doing afterwards is sitting in my room in the dark, staring at the door waiting for my mom to get home. But I've never told anyone before." (This from Season 2, the episode 'Overload'.. It's not mine!)
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Her name was Joanne Connors and again she would shake Nick's life upside down. She appeared in Vegas and was involved in a case that he was working on with Sara.
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Nick is driving himself and Sara back to the lab. They'd been called to a crime scene where 12 year old Jacob Larson had been murdered in his bedroom. All they knew was that the TOD was approximately 2 am and there had been forced entry. Jacob's bedroom window had been forced open; however, there were no prints. Also, Sara had collected white fibers from his nose and mouth. Nick hated cases that involved children and he let out a long sigh.
Concerned, Sara asks, "Hey baby, you okay?"
He tries to smile and says, "Yeah, I'm fine."
"You're sure?"
He's touched by her concern and gives her hand a squeeze. "Don't worry about me, I'll be okay."
She gives him a small smile and then says, "It's a tough case. I don't know how anyone could hurt a child."
"Me either," Nick says and then remembers his baby-sitter leaving his room after she'd touched him. He tries to focus on something else and pulls into the parking lot.
They both get out of the vehicle and he moves to get their kits out of the backseat, but Sara stops him. She grabs his hand and then gives him a quick kiss.
"I love you Nicky."
He pulls her into his arms and for a second, he just holds her. "I love you too, more than you'll ever know."
His cell phone rings , so she takes it off his belt and hands it to him. With one arm still around her waist, he answers the phone. "Stokes. Yeah Doc, we'll be right there."
He ends the call and she asks, "Doc Robbins is ready for us?"
He just nods and they reluctantly head into the lab. Nick checks in with Grissom and Sara takes her white fibers down to Greg. They then head down to see Doc Robbins.
"So Doc, he was suffocated?"
"It certainly looks that way. Petechial hemorrhaging in the eyes, deoxygenation led to cyanosis; hence the blue lips, blue fingertips and blue face." (This line by Doc Robbins is from Season 2, the episode 'Stalker', for I know nothing about forensic science. It's not mine, belongs to CSI).
"Well we did find white fibers in his nose and mouth," Nick says.
"Yeah, I found them in his throat as well."
"So he was smothered with something consisting of white fibers. That could be practically anything" Sara says with a sigh.
"Good thing that's your job and not mine, huh?"
"Yeah, thanks Doc. We'll see you later."
As Nick and Sara are leaving the autopsy room, Sara's cell phone rings.
"Sidle. Hey Jim, Nick and I are just leaving Doc Robbins. Sure, we'll be there soon."
Sara ends the call and she says to Nick, "Brass has the Larson's at the PD. He wants us to meet him down there to talk to them."
"Okay."
Fifteen minutes later, they meet Brass at the PD and they watch the Larson's inside the interrogation room. Brass begins to talk to Nick and Sara, but Nick isn't listening. He's looking at Mrs. Larson, she looks oddly familiar. He follows Brass and Sara into the room and is istantly struck with memories.
That perfume.
It was something he hadn't smelled in so long, but he remembered it.
Her perfume had engulfed every room she was in and this room was no exception.
Nick vaguely hears Brass introduce him and Sara to the Larson's.
Sara says, "So Mrs. Larson, you..."
Nick's eyes reach her face and she interrupts Sara, "Call me Joanne."
He feels like he's being suffocating himself.
Oh My God...This can't be happening...This can't be her...
Nick flashes back to when he was nine.
"I'm so glad you could come on such short notice. Our regular baby-sitter is sick."
"It's no problem," she says with a cheesy smile.
Nick's mother bends down and kisses her son. "Now Nicky, you be good for Miss Connors."
Nick smiles at his mother, "I will mom."
She cuts in, "We'll be fine. We'll play lots of games."
Nick smiles, "See mom, me and Miss Conners will be fine."
His mother hugs him and says, "Okay, well we won't be home too late. Love you sweetie."
"Love you mom."
Nick's mother leaves and he then asks, "Miss Connors, can we make popcorn?"
She laughs, "Yes we can and, what's with this Miss Connors stuff? You can call me Joanne."
But it is her...She's really here...
To Be Continued
I'm sorry to stop there, but I really want to know what you think of it so far. Please leave reviews! I want to start Vol. 2 really soon and reviews encourage me to write faster :)